考虑日周期性影响的光伏功率爬坡事件非精确概率预测

光伏功率爬坡事件的可靠预测对电力系统运行决策至关重要。针对现有光伏发电功率爬坡事件预测存在误报与漏报的问题,提出了一种考虑日周期性影响的光伏功率爬坡事件非精确概率预测方法。首先,定义了新的光伏爬坡特征量,以有效剔除光伏发电功率中的日趋势性变化。进而,为了避免光伏爬坡样本数据有限可能引发的预测误差,通过结构学习构建了最优信度网络,对光伏功率爬坡事件进行非精确概率预测;其中,信度网络节点关联的非精确条件概率由多状态随机变量的非精确狄利克雷模型统计得到。最后,根据给定气象条件,推理计算各爬坡状态发生的概率区间。基于某光伏电站数据的算例仿真验证了所述方法的有效性,表明所提方法可有效捕捉光伏发电功率变动中由气象条件引发的突变事件。     

挖掘光伏无功能力的配电网无功电压协调控制策略

在高渗透光伏接入多电压等级配电网中,针对低压分布式光伏无功能力没有被充分利用和高/中/低压配电网无功电压未整体协调优化的问题,提出了一种充分挖掘光伏无功能力的多电压层级配电网无功电压协调控制策略。在低压配电网中,对于暂不具备通信网络,无法实现统一调度的光伏逆变器,采用3种就地自主电压控制模式进行实时无功电压控制;在多电压层级配电网无功电压协调控制模型中,考虑包括具备通信网络的光伏逆变器在内的各种无功源,建立电压分区和主导节点选择模型,设计上层全局优化和下层分区优化的双层协调控制策略,该策略充分挖掘了光伏无功对配电网电压的调节能力,实现对整个配电网的无功电压精准控制。将所提策略应用于江苏某220 kV主变区域实际系统,验证了其无功电压控制和消纳光伏发电的优势。     

一种计及光伏发电功率不确定性的实时调度方法

大规模光伏发电注入电力系统,其功率的不确定性给实时调度带来了挑战,进而对光伏发电功率和负荷预测的精度提出了更高的要求。针对此问题,文章提出一种计及光伏发电功率不确定性的实时调度方法。首先,基于实时调度的有效稳态安全区域法和线性潮流模型,提出一种计及电压幅值的实时调度模型;其次,通过鲁棒优化等方式将原问题转化为确定性的线性规划问题求解;然后,根据所提方法,分析光伏发电功率和负荷预测精度对于电力系统实时调度安全性和经济性的影响;最后,通过改进IEEE 9节点系统和IEEE 118节点系统进行算例分析,说明所提方法的有效性和高效性。     

一种新型光伏电站高压电缆施工装置的研发

文章根据现阶段生产任务的需要,立足现有的电缆施工方式及方法,研制出一种新型的用于光伏电站的高压电缆施工装置,并提出三种方案进行定性定量分析,选取最佳方案并对最佳方案进行细化确定基本结构。在现有工程中进行技术推广,并跟踪使用效果,证明新装置提高了施工效率,降低了施工成本,效益显著。     

The effect of residential solar photovoltaic systems on home value: A case study of Hawai‘i

An investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) is considered a home improvement, and should be reflected in home sales prices. However, uncertainty about PV policies and information asymmetries may result in an imperfect pass-through. Hawai‘i serves as an illustrative case study to assess the impact of PV on home prices because Hawai‘i has the highest number of PV installations per capita nationwide. Applying a hedonic pricing model using home resale and PV building permit data from 2000 to 2013 for Oʻahu, I find that the presence of PV adds on average 5.4% to the value of a home. The value of PV exceeds total average installed costs because many of Hawai‘i's electricity circuits have reached legal limits for PV installations and thus many neighborhoods could technically no longer install additional PV capacity. Therefore, the value of the system goes beyond its capital investment—on average, by $5000—to incorporate expected electricity savings.     

Basic Study on Islanding Detection Method for PV Systems by Harmonic Impedance Detection in Case of Including Induction Motor in Load System

It is important that photovoltaic (PV) systems detect islanding caused by power system faults to ensure electrical safety. Thus we propose a novel islanding detection method which detects the harmonic impedance by injecting harmonic currents synchronized with the exciting current harmonics of the pole transformer. For the case in which an induction motor load is included in the load system, basic experiments on islanding detection and simulation analysis are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Modeling of Nonlinear Magnetizing Characteristics of Pole Transformer for Analyzing Islanding Prevention of Photovoltaic System

With increasing penetration of distributed generators such as photovoltaic (PV) systems in distribution systems, it is very important to quickly detect islanding caused by power system faults in order to assure electrical safety. We have developed a nonlinear magnetizing characteristics model of pole transformers for use in analyzing islanding prevention in PV systems. Basic experiments on the islanding detection were performed for verification of the proposed model. Analytical results obtained by the proposed model agreed well with experimental results.     

Enhanced electrical and photocurrent characteristics of sol-gel derived Ni-doped PbTiO3 thin films

Partial substitution of group 10 metal for titanium is predicted theoretically to be one of the most effective ways to decrease the band gap of PbTiO₃-based ferroelectric photovoltaic materials. It is therefore of interest to experimentally investigate their ferroelectric and photovoltaic properties. In this work, we focus on the electrical and photocurrent properties of Ni-doped PbTiO₃ thin films prepared via a sol-gel route. The nickel incorporation does not modify the crystalline structure of PbTiO₃ thin film, but it can increase the dielectric constant, ferroelectric polarization and photocurrent, and simultaneously decrease the band gap. The maximum remnant polarization (P_r) of 58.1 μC/cm² is observed in PbTi_0.8Ni_0.2O₃ thin film, and its photocurrent density is improved to be approximately one order larger than that of PbTiO₃ thin film and simultaneously exhibits the polarization-dependent switching characteristic, which may be a promising choice for ferroelectric photovoltaic applications.     

Priority load control algorithm for optimal energy management in stand-alone photovoltaic systems

In stand-alone PV System facilities no grid connection exists, therefore the solar generator and battery bank have to be carefully sized in order to supply the energy demand for a given period of time. Batteries are considered as a weak component of the system, comprising an important part of the total cost and are usually replaced one or two times during PV system lifetime. A priority load control algorithm has been developed in order to gain an optimal energy management over system loads and the battery storage, and therefore provides a better energy management efficiency and guarantee the energy supply for critical loads. This will increase the reliability of the system and the end-user satisfaction. This article describes a stand-alone PV system model used for the development of a priority load control algorithm and explains and implements the algorithm. The results of several test scenario simulations are shown and discussed.     

Inverted organic photovoltaic device with a new electron transport layer

We demonstrate that there is a new solution-processed electron transport layer, lithium-doped zinc oxide (LZO), with high-performance inverted organic photovoltaic device. The device exhibits a fill factor of 68.58%, an open circuit voltage of 0.86 V, a short-circuit current density of −9.35 cm/mA² along with 5.49% power conversion efficiency. In addition, we studied the performance of blend ratio dependence on inverted organic photovoltaics. Our device also demonstrates a long stability shelf life over 4 weeks in air.